LEMON, GINGER & TURMERIC RICE

• 1 cup of white basmati rice

• 1 cup cold water

• Sea salt

• 1 stick celery finely chopped

• ½ green pepper finely chopped

• 1 tsp vegetable bouillon

• 1 lemon zest and juice

• 2.5 cm ginger grated

• ¾ tsp turmeric

• Olive oil 1 tbs

• Knob butter

1. Rinse the rice well in a saucepan and drain.

2. Add the cold water and a little sea salt.

3. Add the celery, pepper and stock.

4. Place a lid on the pan and on a high heat bring it to the boil.

5. Reduce the heat to gas mark 3 – do not remove the lid or stir the rice.

6. Leave it to simmer for 12 minutes.

7. Remove it from the heat and leave for another 5 minutes with the lid on.

8. In a small pan heat the oil, butter, ginger, lemon juice, lemon zest and turmeric.

9. When the rice is ready fluff up quickly with a fork or chop stick and stir in the heated oil mixture.

The lemon mixture is based on Jamie Oliver’s lemon rice recipe & Gillian McKeith’s Gourmet Rice.